The price and release date of the long rumored new generation
Apple iPhone has surfaced online, inciting excitement among fans.
Media house China.com claims
the upcoming iPhone 6 series 4.7-inch model will debut on 15 September and will
hit the stores 10 days later.
It also revealed that the smaller model will have a price tag of
¥5288 (around $851/₹51,000) whereas the 16GB bigger device, which is
touted to have the moniker iPhone 6 Air (aka iPhablet), is set to go retail for
¥5,998 (around ₹965/₹58,000). However, there
is no news if the big-screen variant will get unveiled along with the smaller
model.
Word on the street is that the 5.5-inch iPhone is expected to get
launched at the end of the year.
Due to the difficulties
in mass production of in-cell touch-screens, Apple has advised supply partners
to begin the production of 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model alone and
has reportedly postponed the 5.5-inch model screen's manufacturing to
several months. And in a bid to avoid a further delay, Apple is contemplating
to shun the in-cell touch panel technology, and use standard film sensors
instead in the big model, Reuters reported.
Apple iPhone 6 (4.7-inch
model) launch details are in line with previous reports but there is
inconsistency over the information related to the price structure of the
devices. China.com does
not disclose whether it has the information from a company insider or a
supplier chain.
Though rumors are running wild on the internet, Apple is yet to
respond to the speculations. And if history is any guide, the company is more
likely to remain silent, till it decides to officially announce the devices.
Expected specifications
of iPhone 6 handsets:
South Korean market
watch-dog KDB Daewoo
Securities' analyst Chi-Kuo, known for a pretty decent track
record on predicting Apple device's features, has listed the specifications of
the upcoming iPhone 6 series smartphones.
Both iPhone 6 (4.7-inch) and iPhablet (aka iPhone Air) are
expected to ship with the new generation 64-bit architecture Apple A8
processor, 1GB RAM, Touch ID fingerprint sensor, 8.0-megapixel camera with f2.2
aperture (with the possibility of featuring OIS: Optical Image Stabilizations),
NFC and a slightly larger battery (50-70 percent more watts power to feed the
energy-sapping iPhablet's large screen).
The prospects of a large screen featuring in the iPhone 6 series
handsets has reportedly spiked the consumer interest level in Apple products,
compared to previous years.
According to the study 'Change Wave' conducted by a market analyst
firm 451 Research, which has focused largely on North American population, 14
percent of the interviewed consumers (total of more than 4000) have opined
'very likely' to buy Apple's yet-to-be-announced iPhone 6, whereas 26 percent
were 'somewhat likely' to buy the new phone.
In March 2013, iPhone 5S had garnered only 9 percent 'very likely'
responses from the people. The same firm's another survey says that 47 percent
of the consumers are inclined to buy a 5.0-inch (or bigger) smartphone.
Going by this research, Apple is more likely to have windfall
sales of iPhone 6 devices this holiday season, and will probably close the gap
with reigning smartphone leader Samsung.
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